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The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words 221 Replies

The earth is like a woman in travial about to give birth. The time is coming and soon is when the martyrs, dead in Christ, will rise. The whore riding the scarlet Beast will be judged for it's…

Started by Michael in Religious Zone. Last reply by Wesley 11 minutes ago.

Troll Fun - Skycomet Calls out a Youtube "Fake Atheist - Theist Pretending to be a Reformed Atheist" 17 Replies

PrattvilleCityLimits (6 hours ago) Show Hide Reply | Not Spam I wish that I'd never heard of atheism, or at least had been forewarned that atheism is crap. I stood by for a long time in my life wait…

Tagged: poe, theist, pretending, to, be

Started by Skycomet in Atheist Hate Mail. Last reply by Skycomet 16 minutes ago.

"Evil Atheists who hate America." 1 Reply

I could feel my cheeks burning and the temperature rising as I read this statement by a bunch of republican right wingers... And the billboard only makes it worse. Okay... I will link the site..…

Started by Skycomet in Proselytize Point. Last reply by Skycomet 18 minutes ago.

The Death Penalty: A Case for Abolition 105 Replies

(After posting a blog yesterday arguing against the death penalty, I realized that the forums would be a much easier venue for a debate to take place. Here is a link to the original blog post and co…

Tagged: legal, system, judicial, crime, penalty

Started by Shine in Open Forum. Last reply by Graham E. Lau 1 hour ago.

Atheism, Not a Choice? 93 Replies

Most if not all theists believe atheism to be a choice. To them it is something you can choose to accept or reject. Therefore, to the typical theist, if you become an atheist, you have chosen to be o…

Started by Skycomet in Theist Arguments & You. Last reply by Eoganachta Mor 2 hours ago.

Evolution Continues 15 Replies

"One look at the cell through the electron microscope after the Second World War, however, and evolution was finished."This nonsensical sentence was extracted from a longer interview (see link for th…

Started by GT in Science: Evolution, Cosmology, Medicine etc.. Last reply by GT 4 hours ago.

Is man one of God’s blunders? Or is God one of man’s blunders? 2 Replies

I just found this blog post in Alternet and wanted to share it with you. It's trhe first time I read this blogger but she sure makes a lot of sense. Posted by Su at 4:06 amMarch 9, 2010 Is man on…

Tagged: religion, vs, science

Started by Adriana in Open Forum. Last reply by Adriana 5 hours ago.

Karma - real or woo? 20 Replies

Someone mentioned karma in a different discussion earlier today and that got me thinking - how many atheists out there believe in or dictate their lives with a consideration toward the idea of karma?…

Started by Pinko Commie in Open Forum. Last reply by Pinko Commie 5 hours ago.

if you can't run with the BIG dog=god stay on your own LITTLE PORch 30 Replies

francis hatin writes: THANKS 2 YOu&yoURs 4 US&Ours an OTHERS for BAnING aTHEISt FRANCIS HATIN exPLAIN if yoU thINK it reQUIRED I DEMANED U believe in YOURselves WE is the sheep wearing WOLVE…

Tagged: humor

Started by Morgan Matthew in Atheist Hate Mail. Last reply by Brutus 5 hours ago.

This unrelated to normal discussion

My last name is actually Running, and I've never met anyone outside of a family reunion with the same name, and my first name is Kyle so the coincidence was to crazy not to mention. is that your re…

Started by Kizmania in Welcome to Think Atheist 5 hours ago.

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101 Contradictions in the Bible

1. Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?

* God did (2 Samuel 24: 1)

* Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)

2. In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel?

* Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)

* One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)

3. How many fighting men were found in Judah?

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Created by Morgan Matthew Nov 8, 2008 at 4:07am. Last updated by Morgan Matthew Nov. 8, 2008.

A lecture by Richard Dawkins

Religious people split into three main groups when faced with science. I shall label them the "know-nothings", the "know-alls", and the "no-contests". I suspect that Dr John Habgood, the Archbishop of York, probably belongs to the third of these groups, so I shall begin with them.

The "no-contests" are rightly reconciled to the fact that religion cannot compete with science on its own ground. The

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Created by Morgan Matthew Jul 30, 2008 at 7:09pm. Last updated by Morgan Matthew Jul. 31, 2008.

Compare prayer to a lucky horseshoe

The dictionary defines the word "superstition" in this way:

An irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome. [ref]

We have all seen plenty of superstitions. There are the supers… Continue

Created by Morgan Matthew Aug 20, 2008 at 4:04am. Last updated by Morgan Matthew Jan. 9, 2009.

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Moments of Implausibility (1)

replicated from buzz and dawnne.com here.

Abraham: Hey, son, let's take a walk.

Isaac: Cool, dad. I'm tired of driving everywhere, anyway.

Abraham: Great. Hey, grab that bag for me?

Isaac: Sure, dad. What's in this thing?

Abraham: We call it "Awesomesauce," son.
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Posted by Synthaetica on March 10, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Origin of Species...

Credit: Origin of Species by MC Frontalot http://frontalot.com/index.php/

I think there's a reason I tend to identify more with IT professionals than I do with mechanical engineers. *sigh* IT professionals tend to be (for the most part) more free thinking individuals. So forced into logical thinking and creativity purely to do their jobs are they, that they a

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Posted by badwolf42 on March 9, 2010 at 11:30pm

Greg House M.D atheist & My creationist co-worker strategy

So I am hoping someone can clue me in on last night's episode of House. He was reading that book of sermons by his biological father, but please tell me, or atleast reassure me he is not losing his atheist touch. It would be a shame to have those right wing nuts at Fox telling the writers to make him more spiritual or it gets cancelled. Fox has been known to cancel some really good shows (anyone remember Firefly and Arrested Development?). Ok, so that may be a huge leap in logic, and I acknowled… Continue

Posted by Jake W. Andrews on March 9, 2010 at 10:30pm

From a place of ignorance...

It never ceases to amaze me how the faithful can be completely against a concept that they clearly don't comprehend. It shouldn't, but it does.

I don't even know where to begin with this one. One who refuses to be a slave is a slave as a result? It blatantly asks everyone not to think! This is clearly why theists have such trouble when it is challenged to questio

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Posted by badwolf42 on March 9, 2010 at 10:25pm — 4 Comments

Open Questions About "Branding" -- Would love feedback!

Some open questions to you Think Atheist'ers out there...

1) In the USA at least, it is socially acceptable in everyday situations to passively "brand" yourself as a follower of a given religion -- e.g. by wearing a necklace with a cross, or wearing Buddhist prayer beads, etc. In your experience, is it equally acceptable to brand yourself as an atheist (e.g. "Darwin" fish* on your car, a scarlet "A" pin on your lapel, etc.)?

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Posted by Thomas Hochmann on March 9, 2010 at 8:00pm — 8 Comments

The suspension of disbelief and vegetable cults.

Back when I was in middle school the question of my religion came up a lot. It was odd 'cause other students rarely talked to me and vice versa. I was wary of admitting I was an atheist given how mean kids can be, but I wouldn't deny it. I personally wanted to tell them to mind their own business. But that only worked when I managed to hurt their feelings. Which wasn't really my intention.

So I compromised. I wouldn't tell them I was an atheist and I'd wouldn't tell them to leave me

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Posted by Jean Smith on March 9, 2010 at 7:59pm

Delusion must be nice...

Obituary for an elderly gentleman in the local newspaper that was quite serious in tone (condensed): Wes, a true American cowboy, has gone to Heaven to spend eternity with his loving wife, Edith, and beloved horse, Patches.

Good grief. I guess Christians are comforted thinking Wes has joined up with his dead wife and probably long-dead horse, Patches. Does Wes get to gallop on Patches using a saddle made of silk with diamond trim? Maybe they ride alongside

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Posted by Thinks4Herself (Deb) on March 9, 2010 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

Why is religion untouchable if it's so "important"?

After posting something atheist-y on Facebook, a long-time friend of mine responded with a one-word comment of "Ouch." This led to a days-long discussion (and now emotional argument) about criticizing religion.

It got to the very odd point where my friend said I should expect the same results as if I had insulted "being black" or "being gay." I consider that idea to be totally ridiculous.

Whether you're black or white, gay or straight, etc. is (to t

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Posted by Thomas Hochmann on March 9, 2010 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

@Vizhnet blogs: Aegon or the Catholic Church. Who are the bad guys?

Last weekend i posted a ‘rant’ about Dutch insurance giant Aegon ‘paying’ a million to sexual abuse victims of a Roman Catholic priest. The stories and tweets all talked about a ’sexual abuse’ policy, ‘Aegon insures criminal acts’ and even worse. The story almost went viral (on twitter at least) but while everyone was busy slamming Aegon (i also did my bit) we appearantly forgot about the real bad guys. The abusing priest and the Church.

I decided to find some facts about this st

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Posted by Vincent on March 9, 2010 at 5:22pm

Behemoth's Nergal charged with "insulting Roman Catholics"

According to Interia.pl and GazetaPrawna.pl, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH was formally charged on Monday (March 8) for insulting Roman Catholics.

Darski
made headlines in his nat… Continue

Posted by Forrest on March 9, 2010 at 4:32pm — 3 Comments

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Wesley replied to Michael's discussion 'The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words'

How many seismogragh stations did they have?

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Atheists of Ohio

I got tired of having to browse through groups where a single Ohio city was featured and about 5 people were part of it. Nothing would ever happen there! :P So I decided to make a group for ALL the atheists in ohio! Ohio Atheists UNITE!!

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Skycomet replied to Skycomet's discussion 'Troll Fun - Skycomet Calls out a Youtube "Fake Atheist - Theist Pretending to be a Reformed Atheist"'

LMFAO!!!

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Skycomet replied to Skycomet's discussion '"Evil Atheists who hate America."'

The woman who runs this blog's name is "Shelley." So I took the opportunity to tell her EXACTLY what God thinks of women. Unfortunately... it appears comments are moderated, and since I put some considerable effort into my response I will post it he…

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Gaytor replied to Michael's discussion 'The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words'

The work only survives because it's indictment of the Roman Empire past and future is code in imagery and code words like Babylon. Where is a key to this code outside of you? Where can I or others learn about this independently? This is the import…

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luvtheheaven commented on Synthaetica's blog post 'Moments of Implausibility (1)'

Lol that was pretty entertaining.

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"Evil Atheists who hate America."

I could feel my cheeks burning and the temperature rising as I read this statement by a bunch of republican right wingers... And the billboard only makes it worse. Okay... I will link the site... but here's the statement of revelance and I URGE…

33 minutes ago

Adrian Lea replied to Jeff FlyingV's discussion '"Limbaugh Vows to Leave US Over Health Care"' in the group Current Events

And, of course, no cigars - tobacco is the devil's weed! Also plenty of abandoned islands in the Hebrides, and not nearly so congenial as the Channel Islands ( or as tax-free, either!)

55 minutes ago

Adrian Lea replied to Jeff FlyingV's discussion '"Limbaugh Vows to Leave US Over Health Care"' in the group Current Events

You can hear Rush's actual words, in all their glorious stupidity, on this TYT clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyQ648uAIE

58 minutes ago

Thinks4Herself (Deb) commented on badwolf42's blog post 'From a place of ignorance...'

Ummmm... Then why did their god give humans brains that allow the capacity to think in the first place? Is this more wicked trickery, so that thinkers can fry in hell? What sort of sheep people are in "Heaven" anyway? I guess the New Canaan Baptist…

1 hour ago

Adrian Lea replied to Adrian Lea's discussion 'Holywood gets it wrong again!' in the group Atheists who love Science!

David, No apology needed. I think this thread is pretty much done with. Why not join in the "Head slapping scary--another militia with religious undertones" discussion in the Current Events group? There's an exchange going on comparing the gun laws…

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Michael replied to Michael's discussion 'The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words'

The Testimony of Jesus aka The Revelation. This was written in the heat of the Roman Persecutions. The work only survives because it's indictment of the Roman Empire past and future is code in imagery and code words like Babylon. Emperor Constant…

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Adrian Lea replied to Gregory Scott's discussion 'There are no atheists argument' in the group A Skeptics Guide to History

Well as someone once said, we're all atheists, it's just that they disbelieve in one less god than we do!

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Bleacheddecay commented on Bleacheddecay's blog post 'I'm looking around and not seeing the gamer atheist group, the kinky atheist group or the homeschooling atheist group.'

Really? Where?

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Bleacheddecay replied to Bleacheddecay's discussion '*grr* I've tried making Yogurt FOUR times now. Need some tips! Please!' in the group Vegetarian & Vegan Atheist

Where did you get it?

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Nelson replied to Gregory Scott's discussion 'There are no atheists argument' in the group A Skeptics Guide to History

LOL @ your tags Gregory! "dumbest shit you have ever heard"... as for the "argument", i've heard this too. i simply point out that if this is all that it takes to resolve the question of whether or not the god hypothesis is true then it is equally…

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Michael replied to Michael's discussion 'The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words'

Keep coming back!

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Michael replied to Michael's discussion 'The Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes are Increasing Fulfilling Christ's Words'

Keep reading !

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Graham E. Lau replied to Shine's discussion 'The Death Penalty: A Case for Abolition'

But by citing the cost of keeping prisoners alive vs. executing them as an argument for the death penalty, you ARE ignoring the other problems in the system in favor of having an additional argument as to why the death penalty is necessary. But tha…

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